000 FZNT23 KNHC 270328 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE SE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUN THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W MOVE W 12 KT TO ALONG 74W FRI...79W SAT AND 85W SUN AND W OF HONDURAS MON. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 61W FRI...NEAR 67W SAT...73W SUN... 78W MON...84W TUE AND ENTER GULF OF HONDURAS LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS TONIGHT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT AND SHIFT NE SUN. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N TONIGHT. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 62W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N WITHIN 240 NM OF TROPICAL WAVE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NE TO E 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH NEAR MONA PASSAGE MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF FL COAST EARLY SAT REACHING FROM 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS LATE SAT AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNRISE SUN...THEN STALL FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNRISE MON AND DRIFT N AND LIE ALONG 27N TUE. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI BECOME SW WIND 30 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S 25 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FEW TSTMS SE PART TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SAT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES